Where does “lækir” come from?
lækir (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
lækir (Old Swedish): physician, leech
Ancestry of “lækir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | lækir | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
Words derived from “lækir”